Ed Royce

Edward Randall "Ed" Royce (12 October 1951-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-CA 39) from 1993 to 2003, succeeding William Dannemeyer and preceding Linda Sanchez; from CA 40 from 2003 to 2013, succeeding Jerry Lewis and preceding Lucille Roybal-Allard; and from CA 39 from 2013, succeeding Sanchez.

Biography
Edward Randall Royce was born in Los Angeles, California in 1951, and he worked as a business owner and corporate tax manager for a Portland cement company before entering the State Senate in 1982. He served until 1993, when he was elected to the US House of Representatives. Royce was a conservative member of the Republican Party, supporting his party's decisions 97% of the time; he was also a Tea Party movement supporter.